Looooong Day

What a better way to end what is sure to be a LONG workday than to do some baking? This weekend we are going to Naples to be with my boyfriends family, and I plan to make a trip up to Ft Myers to see my extended family. As always - I refuse to show up empty handed, so I am going to do some light baking this evening. Here's what I am working on tonight, recipes included:

1) Reese's Chocolate chip delights.

1 package of premade chocolate chip cookie dough squares
1 package of miniature reese's peanut butter cups
24 mini muffin tin liners

Roll each "square" of dough into a ball and place in lined mini muffin tin. Bake per the instructions on the packaging. Remove from oven and immediately place a mini reese's peanut butter cup in the middle of the cookie, press down lightly. Let them completely cool and the chocolate re-harden. Enjoy!

2) Mini Snicker Surprises

1 package of premade sugar cookie dough squares
1 package of miniature snickers bars
24 mini muffin tin liners

Roll each "square" of dough into a ball and place in lined mini muffin tin. Bake per the instructions on the packaging. Remove from oven and immediately place a mini snickers in the middle of the cookie, press down lightly. Let them completely cool and the chocolate re-harden. Enjoy!

3) Mrs. A's Amazing Chocolate Sheet Cake
Cake
2 C Flour
2 C Sugar
1 t Salt
2 Sticks Unsalted Butter
3 T Cocoa Powder
2 Eggs
1/2 C Buttermilk
1 t Vanilla
1 t Baking Soda

Frosting
3 C Powder Sugar
1/3 C Cocoa
1/2 C Butter (1 stick) - softened
1/3 C Milk
1 t Vanilla

Mix flour, sugar and salt together in one bowl. In a saucepan melt butter and add 1 C of water and the Cocoa powder, bring to a boil. Add boiling mixture to the flour mixture and blend with a mixer. In a separate bowl combine eggs, buttermilk, vanilla and baking soda until bubbly. Combine with other mixture and mix well. Pour into a buttered/floured jelly roll pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

While the cake bakes, combine all ingredients for the frosting. Pecans can be added if you are so inclined, we do not add them to ours. When the cake comes out of the oven, immediately frost. It will melt and then create a crunchy layer of yumminess on top of the cake!

Enjoy!

I'll post pictures tonight or tomorrow of my conquests!